Week 4 waiver wire

Matt Lutovsky

The top Week 4 waiver wire pickups aren't going to excite most fantasy football owners, but there are few guys, like Branden Oliver, Wendell Smallwood, Jamaal Charles, and Sterling Shepard, who have some sleeper appeal.

Player Updates

Blake Griffin (LAC-F)

Griffin (toe) is expected to be a limited participant for the start of training camp, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints reports.

According to Griffin, he is feeling great and is ready to go for the start of camp, however coach Doc Rivers wants to monitor his action so he is ready to go for the start of the regular season. This is huge for Griffin and the Clippers, as he is expected to be the focal point of the offense this season with the departure of Chris Paul. -- Rotowire.com

Dwyane Wade (Cle-G)

Wade agreed to a one-year, $2.3 million contract with the Cavaliers on Tuesday, which he will officially sign once he clears waivers Wednesday Shams Charania of The Vertical reports.

As expected, Wade will join the Cavaliers and be paired up with LeBron James once more. Wade will likely start at shooting guard, bumping J.R. Smith from the starting five. Last season, Wade posted 18.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.4 steals across 29.9 minutes per game -- a workload that should be within reach this year. -- Rotowire.com

Lucas Giolito (-P)

Manager Rick Renteria said Giolito will not make another start this season, Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago reports.

Giolito racked up a combined 174 innings this season -- up from his 136 innings in 2016 -- and the White Sox want to preserve his arm. The 23-year-old bounced back after struggling to a 6.75 ERA in his first taste of the majors last season, compiling an impressive 2.38 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 45.1 innings for the White Sox this year. -- Rotowire.com

Randall Cobb (GB-WR)

Cobb (chest) was listed as a full participant at Tuesday's practice, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

After failing to practice at all last week, it was unsurprising that Cobb ultimately sat out Sunday's win over the Bengals. The short turnaround for the Week 4 game against the Bears initially made it seem likely that Cobb would be at risk of missing a second straight game, but after the wideout practiced on back-to-back days, it now seems more probable than not that he'll be back on the field for Thursday's contest. -- Rotowire.com